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Hardware Gaming

AMD is giving away Far Cry 6 and Resident Evil Village with the Radeon RX 6900 XT

Assuming you can find one

By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2021, 8:41 AM

Gaming

THQ is handing out retro classics Titan Quest and Jagged Alliance for free

The promotion ends on September 23

By Cohen Coberly, September 17, 2021, 8:01 AM

Gaming Hardware

Nintendo filing suggests replica N64 controller for the Switch is on its way

It look like N64 games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online

By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2021, 7:37 AM

Google The Web

Alphabet's Project Taara beamed 700TB of fiber-like Internet with 99.9 percent uptime

The new system is five times cheaper than an equivalent fiber optic backbone

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 17, 2021, 6:55 AM

Gaming

Here's what Steam's Big Picture mode will look like once the Steam Deck UI replaces it

A welcome change

By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2021, 6:15 AM

Apple Hardware

Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens

Are the M1 laptops all they're cracked up to be?

By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2021, 5:15 AM

Gaming Tech Culture

Asus ROG furniture will be available to buy from US Ikea next month

Affordable furniture and accessories for gamers

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 16, 2021, 8:20 PM

Tech Culture Industry

RIP Clive Sinclair: British home computer pioneer, creator of the ZX Spectrum dies aged 81

Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair was a home computer pioneer. Read our homage to Sinclair Computers, one of his most prominent ventures. Later, he was involved with electric vehicle and personal transportation projects.

By Julio Franco, September 16, 2021, 5:26 PM

Security Software

Free REvil ransomware decryptor released for past victims

Bitdefender decrypts the ransomware behind the Kaseya attack

By Daniel Sims, September 16, 2021, 5:01 PM

Blog Industry

Join the team! TechSpot is hiring news and feature writers

We're looking for tech enthusiasts with sharp writing skills

By Julio Franco

The Web Tech Culture

Netflix is making a heist series called Jigsaw that you can watch in any order

Netflix's latest experiment sounds more like a Mega Man game than a television series

By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2021, 4:05 PM

TechSpot Video 11 Great Free Steam Games

These days, even expansive high-budget gaming experiences can be enjoyed for free. However, wading through all that muck to find the gems can be difficult, so here are 11 top free games available on Steam.

Mobile Industry

Apple keeps dominating the global premium phone market

Samsung lags behind in second, while others are left to battle for third place

By Adriel Teixeira, September 16, 2021, 3:34 PM 10 comments

Gaming

Court holds Halo's composer in contempt, ordered to pay Bungie almost $100,000

A forensics team will scrub all Destiny related material from his devices

By Cal Jeffrey, September 16, 2021, 2:56 PM 8 comments

Mobile

T-Mobile stores will offer same-day smartphone repairs starting November 1

In-store, same-day mobile device repair is coming to T-Mobile stores

By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2021, 2:16 PM

Microsoft Software

Microsoft Office 2021 is landing alongside Windows 11 on October 5

The company also made Office LTSC available today

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 16, 2021, 1:44 PM

Hardware Industry

AMD considers Arm an area of investment, is ready to make chips

AMD was interviewed about Arm's effects on the market

By Daniel Sims, September 16, 2021, 12:25 PM 7 comments

Electronics

GoPro announces the Hero 10 Black action camera with a new processor and 5.3K60 video recording capabilities

The new camera allows you to upload photos and videos to the cloud while charging, but only if you're subscribed to GoPro

By Joao Silva, September 16, 2021, 11:42 AM 10 comments

Apple Mobile

iPhone 13 benchmarks highlight A15 Bionic performance improvements

Apple's A15 Bionic is indeed faster than its predecessor

By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2021, 11:16 AM

Hardware Industry

AMD will prioritize high-end CPUs and GPUs for desktop and notebook markets

Supply is expected to improve next year

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 16, 2021, 10:24 AM 15 comments

Tech Culture

AMC theaters will accept cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin will also be accepted at AMC theaters

By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2021, 9:52 AM 13 comments

The Web Hardware

Corsair teams up with Opera to integrate RGB lighting with a web browser

Next up, RGB integration with Excel

By Rob Thubron, September 16, 2021, 9:18 AM

Hardware

Samsung starts mass manufacturing 90Hz OLED displays for laptops

Several models with the new OLED panels will arrive this year

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 16, 2021, 8:47 AM

Gaming

Both Battlefield 2042 and Dying Light 2 have been delayed

Dying Light 2 will now arrive next year

By Rob Thubron, September 16, 2021, 8:14 AM 8 comments

Hardware

Lexar's pro-level SSD offers reads up to 7400 MB/s, uses graphene heat spreader

Lexar offers something unique with latest NM800 SSD lineup

By Adriel Teixeira, September 16, 2021, 7:29 AM

Tech Culture

Jensen Huang named one of Time's most influential people, gets his own cover

Elon Musk and Tim Cook also made the list, but no sign of Lisa Su

By Rob Thubron, September 16, 2021, 6:55 AM 16 comments

The Web Industry

5G focus is shifting to infrastructure, as seen at MWC

Announcements from IBM, Qualcomm, Amazon, and more

By Bob O’Donnell

We Cannot Live Without Cryptography!

FEATURE By Marcel Blackbeard, September 16, 2021, 6:10 AM TechSpot Tech Culture

The word cryptography evokes images of spies, secret messages and covert agencies. But what is cryptography? Cryptography is the method of scrambling data so that it looks like gibberish to anyone except those who know the trick to decode it.